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![Ljubljana declaration on gender equality aims to redress imbalance in research and innovation]()
2021. 11. 30. Ljubljana declaration on gender equality aims to redress imbalance in research and innovation As the latest data underline the extent of the gender gap, leading figures debate what to do about the loss of talent this represents. A declaration backed by member states blames ‘outdated gender norms’ and ‘unfair hierarchies and power structures’. -
![Enabling open science and societal engagement in research]()
2021. 11. 29. Enabling open science and societal engagement in research This report presents insights and recommendations from a workshop held on 1 July 2021 attended by beneficiaries of the Science with and for Society (SwafS) Responsible Research and Innovation institutional change portfolio of projects funded under Horizon 2020 and the initial group of European University Alliances under the European Universities Initiative that received funding under the SwafS programme. Participants discussed how open science and societal engagement could be enabled to become the norm in research performing organisations across the European Research Area, with a particular focus on universities. -
![Funders need to credit open science]()
2021. 11. 18. Funders need to credit open science Researchers are increasingly expected to pursue open science in the form of open-access publication and data sharing. To help promote this movement, the Dutch Research Council set up an Open Science Fund for research projects that are specifically designed to stimulate open-science practices. -
![UNESCO has adopted the Recommendation on Open Science]()
2021. 11. 18. UNESCO has adopted the Recommendation on Open Science The UNESCO recommendation on Open Science has been unanimously adopted in its entirety by Member States during the Science Commission plenary. -
![Organizational patterns of RRI: how organizational properties relate to RRI implementation]()
2021. 10. 29. Organizational patterns of RRI: how organizational properties relate to RRI implementation In this article, we explore the connectedness of RRI profiles and organizational properties of 188 European higher education institutions (HEIs). Empirically we identify three distinct clusters of HEIs in terms of their RRI profile. One cluster is characterized by low RRI uptake, while the other two employ a range of RRI policies and procedures related to gender equality, ethics and public engagement. We find that the RRI active clusters were organizationally very alike, characterized by a rather high degree of research intensity and impact, multi-disciplinary orientation, active participation in Horizon 2020. -
![A Brief Talk with Martijn Wiarda]()
2021. 10. 22. A Brief Talk with Martijn Wiarda The Co-Change Lab of the Delft University of Technology explores which factors can motivate, obstruct or facilitate social responsibility in the standardization process, as facilitated by the Royal Netherlands Standardization Institute (NEN). The analyses allow to set forth recommendations to assist NEN in further improving their services and develop socially desirable standards by transforming the standardization process. The leader of this Co-Change Lab is Martijn Wiarda, and we are talking about the steps they have already made to support NEN in institutionalizing RRI aspects. -
![Engaging in Artificial Intelligence and machine learning]()
2021. 10. 21. Engaging in Artificial Intelligence and machine learning What does Public Engagement of Artificial Intelligence might look like? What perceptions are we handling? Artificial intelligence is a complex subject, which more often than not, happens within a black box. Lest we forget that most of the research in this discipline is carried out by transnational companies, whose ultimate aim is to see the public as users, and not as co producers. We, as communicators, have a real challenge before us. In this article four approaches are reviewed to public engagement with AI and reflects on the need to ensure its human-centred development. -
![What Europeans think about science and technology?]()
2021. 10. 13. What Europeans think about science and technology? A new Eurobarometer survey on ‘European citizens' knowledge and attitudes towards science and technology' shows that 9 in 10 EU citizens (86%) think that the overall influence of science and technology is positive. They expect a range of technologies currently under development to have a positive effect on our way of life in the next 20 years. -
![Changing the research and innovation system through democratic experimentation: a guide to good practices for RRI]()
2021. 10. 13. Changing the research and innovation system through democratic experimentation: a guide to good practices for RRI Want to improve research & innovation? Want to learn about how to do this through participatory experiments? The NewHoRRIzon Project released a guide to good practices with lessons & narratives on 4 years of experimentation with RRI in social labs across Europe. -
![Multiple futures for society, research, and innovation in the European Union: jumping to 2038]()
2021. 10. 07. Multiple futures for society, research, and innovation in the European Union: jumping to 2038 This article contributes to the Responsible Research and Innovation literature in two ways: the authors consider how societal aspects are taken into account in research and innovation activities in four fundamentally different scenarios, as opposed to analysing current practices; and they put the emphasis on the political conditions of the interactions among the actors, as opposed to focussing on RRI principles and instruments. -
![Participatory agenda setting for research and innovation - collection]()
2021. 09. 29. Participatory agenda setting for research and innovation - collection The SpringerOpen Portfolio has published a review of the literature on theory and practice of participatory agenda setting for research and innovation (PASE) in the Journal of Futures Research. It summarises the topical collection’s contributions regarding current international cases and analyses respective PASE limits and benefits, thereby promoting its conceptual and practical understanding. -
![Open access online learning programmes on Responsible and Sustainable Innovation]()
2021. 09. 27. Open access online learning programmes on Responsible and Sustainable Innovation The University Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona, Spain) together with the Tampere University (Tampere, Finland), Kozminsiki University (Varsovia, Polonia), Notus (Barcelona, Spain) and INGOs (Varsovia, Polonia), has developed an open access learning programme on responsible and sustainable Innovation within the framework of the Erasmus+ project RRIL. -
![Co-creation for Responsible Research and Innovation]()
2021. 09. 24. Co-creation for Responsible Research and Innovation This open access book summarizes research being pursued within the SISCODE (Society in Innovation and Science through CO-DEsign) project, funded by the EU under the H2020 programme, the goal of which is to set up an analytical, reflective and learning framework to explore the transformations in initiatives and policies emerging from the interaction between citizens and stakeholders. The book provides a critical analysis of the co-design processes activated in 10 co-creation labs addressing societal challenges across Europe. -
![A Brief Talk with Tecnalia’s Change Lab]()
2021. 09. 15. A Brief Talk with Tecnalia’s Change Lab The Change Lab of the Spanish applied research and development centre, Tecnalia, was established to start the institutional discourse of responsible innovation. The so-called Shape Lab aims to systematically introduce and implement RRI principles in the functioning, contributing to developing practice policies and understanding this concept. We are talking about the steps they made on the long road towards organizational changes with three members of the Lab, Ezekiela Arrizabalaga, Antonia Bierwirth, Lucia Polo. -
![Preprint advocates must also fight for research integrity]()
2021. 09. 14. Preprint advocates must also fight for research integrity Efforts to share research with the public must include mechanisms to prevent harm resulting from low-quality work.The case for releasing preprints is clear: results from scientific studies are made more quickly and more broadly available. Overall, greater sharing and transparency boosts trustworthiness and collaboration. But efforts to promote preprints without simultaneously implementing firm measures to ensure that the research is of high quality put the cart before the horse. All proponents of open science should have two responsibilities: to promote practices such as preprint publication, and to prevent them from doing harm. Article from nature.com. -
![Sweden created a government agency to handle research-misconduct investigations]()
2021. 09. 13. Sweden created a government agency to handle research-misconduct investigations In most countries, universities and research institutions deal with misconduct allegations in-house, which can lead to some cases not being handled fairly or transparently. Sweden followed Denmark — the first country in the world to set up such an agency, in 2017 — in a bid to shake up research-fraud probes.The newly formed government organization tackled 46 research-fraud investigations in 2020 — three times as many as expected. An article form nature.com. -
![The European Science Media Hub about Co-Change]()
2021. 09. 08. The European Science Media Hub about Co-Change The European Science Media Hub has published an article about our project and the changes we want to achieve. They interviewed one of the leaders of our lab at the University of Novi Sad, Branislava Lalic, and Sven Schlarb, scientist who is working with our lab established at the Austrian Institute of Technology. -
![A Brief Talk with Nina Rilla]()
2021. 09. 08. A Brief Talk with Nina Rilla The Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) is one of the major players and influencers in Finland in the field of autonomous systems. In their lab called RAAS (Rethinking Autonomy and Safety) they are creating standardised practices and defining core values for new technology. We are talking about VTT’s activities with Nina Rilla, senior scientist of the organisation. -
![An unfinished journey? Reflections on a decade of responsible research and innovation]()
2021. 09. 08. An unfinished journey? Reflections on a decade of responsible research and innovation In this article, the authors reflect on a decade of Responsible Research and Innovation as a discourse emerging from the European Commission 10 years ago. They discuss the foundations for RRI, its emergence during the Seventh Framework programme and its subsequent evolution during Horizon 2020. They discuss how an original vision for RRI became framed around five so-called ‘keys’: gender, open access, science communication, ethics and public engagement. -
![81% of Horizon 2020 papers were published in open access journals]()
2021. 09. 07. 81% of Horizon 2020 papers were published in open access journals More than 80% of scientific papers stemming from Horizon 2020 funded projects were published in open access journals, according to the European Commission in a new report. It shows 86% of publications based on projects funded through the excellent science pillar in Horizon 2020 were published in open access journals. The highest rates of open access publication were in projects funded through the European Research Council (ERC) and the Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) programme, where rates were over 88%. -
![A Brief Talk with Branislava Lalić]()
2021. 09. 07. A Brief Talk with Branislava Lalić The Co-Change Lab called RRIzing Lab at the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Novi Sad focuses on several RRI keys. In a previous interview, we introduced how the Lab members worked on gender equality; here, we discuss their open data and science education journey. -
![How open is your research?]()
2021. 09. 06. How open is your research? Science is stronger when we work together—across distance, discipline and career stage. Open Science creates opportunities for both an expanded scientific record and broader participation in scientific discourse overall. But how often can you demonstrate Openness in your research? Find out how well you practice Open Science and get tips on how you can develop your skills - online research. -
![New CO-operations for CO-Change]()
2021. 08. 28. New CO-operations for CO-Change In addition to the institutional changes we are working on in our Change Labs we would like to inspire and help institutional changes beyond the project’s boundaries. For that reason we made an international call for innovative RRI practices. -
![A comprehensive appraisal of responsible research and innovation]()
2021. 08. 03. A comprehensive appraisal of responsible research and innovation Responsible Research and Innovation and Responsible Innovation have grown substantially since their birth in the previous decades. They have been used as synonyms on a structural basis, and both concepts have been studied from various disciplinary backgrounds. This paper identifies Responsible Research and Innovation's and Responsible Innovation's shared research topics, knowledge base, and academic organisation as a common ground for scholars to further their individual or joint research. New article with Co-Change partners among the authors. -
![Responsible research assessment faces the acid test]()
2021. 07. 23. Responsible research assessment faces the acid test The University of Liverpool is planning to make lay-offs on the basis of controversial measures. How should the global movement for responsible research respond? - read the editorial appeared on Nature's portal. -
![A Brief Talk with Mila Grahovac]()
2021. 07. 23. A Brief Talk with Mila Grahovac The Co-Change Lab called RRIzing Lab at the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Novi Sad focuses on several RRI keys. In this interview, we are talking with Mila Grahovac about the steps that have been made for the implementation of gender equality at the faculty. -
![A Brief Talk with Donia Lasinger]()
2021. 07. 05. A Brief Talk with Donia Lasinger Donia Lasinger, deputy managing director of Vienna Science and Technology Fund, is talking about the way gender equality and open science are being implemented to the funding guidelines of a small RFO. -
![Taking knowledge production seriously in responsible research and innovation]()
2021. 07. 04. Taking knowledge production seriously in responsible research and innovation Responsible research and innovation (RRI) has been the preferred idiom for interrogating the social, ethical and political dimensions of science, technology and innovation for roughly a decade. The uptake of RRI into prominent policy organisations has resulted in a proliferation of policy frameworks as policy makers have attempted to articulate what it means for them to enact RRI. Here, Robert D.J. Smith, Zara Thokozani Kamwendo, Anja Berndt and Jamie Parkin draw on their experience developing an RRI framework in the ERA Cofund on Biotechnology. -
![Improvisation as Responsible Innovation in Organizations]()
2021. 07. 04. Improvisation as Responsible Innovation in Organizations Improvisation might be seen as a method of responsible innovation in organizations, due to its potential to be more responsive and enable bottom-up initiative. Considering that improvising involves the ability to pivot we argue that enhancing entrepreneurial orientation of existing firms means that their entrepreneurial behaviors can be also displayed in more responsible manner. The paper aims at investigating the influence of improvisation on entrepreneurial orientation (EO). The paper of Milena Gojny-Zbierowska and Przemysław Zbierowski. -
![IDEA COMPETITION]()
2021. 04. 30. IDEA COMPETITION We call innovators (individuals, teams and organisations) from all over the world to come up with solutions tackling the SDGs or the societal challenges defined by the EC through an ecosystem approach. Any ideas that create change in terms of practices, procedures, routines or rules along the research cycle are very welcome. -
![Open Access Monitoring]()
2021. 04. 29. Open Access Monitoring This briefing paper provides recommendations on the three main questions an organisation should answer to develop a monitoring exercise: Why, What, and How? -
![Focus on WPs]()
2021. 04. 21. Focus on WPs In a series of blog posts, we introduce our Co-Changers, the WP leads who are behind our project machinery. -
![A Brief Talk with Petra Wagner]()
2021. 04. 20. A Brief Talk with Petra Wagner Q&A with the leader of Work Package 2 about how to bind our change labs together in a mutually beneficial co-change platform. -
![State aid for R&D&I]()
2021. 04. 08. State aid for R&D&I A public consultation about the review of the Communication on the Framework for State aid for research and development and innovation has been launched. All citizens, organisations, companies, and public authorities are welcome to contribute. -
![Is Artificial Intelligence Undermining the Basis of Democracy?]()
2021. 02. 20. Is Artificial Intelligence Undermining the Basis of Democracy? Our project leader, Peter Biegelbauer is talking in a presentation about the impacts of artificial intelligence on democracy, the welfare state, liberty and equality. And also about the solutions for the negative side effects of artificial intelligence. -
![The Future of Open Science]()
2021. 02. 20. The Future of Open Science Do you have a visionary look into how the world will look like if the research process is fully transparent? Did you think of how to improve academic conferences, research data, access to scholarly publishing, research, open research and commercialization? Here is a call for you. -
![A Brief Talk with Justine Lacey]()
2021. 02. 19. A Brief Talk with Justine Lacey What is the actual state of RRI in Australia? Is the concept of RRI already a part of the national science strategy? Does the industry apply the concept of RRI in Australia? -
![A Brief Talk with Antonia Bierwirth]()
2021. 02. 15. A Brief Talk with Antonia Bierwirth Many organizations are in a situation where they need to re-invent and re-define their value creation logic from the perspective of social expectations. However, this is a complex process and leaders are dealing with dilemmas between efficiency and flexibility, ethics and profit, competition and collaboration. -
2021. 02. 10. Assessment of Resposible Innovation: Methods and Practices Emad Yaghmaei, the Co-Change WP6 leader is the co-editor of a new, open access book on the assessement of responsible innovation. -
![A Brief Talk with René von Schomberg]()
2021. 02. 02. A Brief Talk with René von Schomberg Can research become more productive in terms of delivering on socially desirable outcomes? -
!["It is incumbent upon us to shape technologies in ways that are responsible"]()
2021. 02. 01. "It is incumbent upon us to shape technologies in ways that are responsible" Interview with Richard Owen, Professor at the University of Bristol's School of Economics, Finance and Management. He is one of the authors of the groundbreaking publication “Developing a framework for responsible innovation”. -
![The Science of Citizen Science]()
2021. 01. 12. The Science of Citizen Science A new open-access book, ‘The Science of Citizen Science’, is now available. Published by Springer, it features contributions from more than 100 authors, including several ECSA staff and members. -
![Journal of Responsible Innovation]()
2021. 01. 08. Journal of Responsible Innovation Journal of Responsible Innovation is now a fully #OpenAccess journal. All volumes and issues are now free to read, and all future articles will be Open Access. -
![Institutional Change for RRI]()
2021. 01. 04. Institutional Change for RRI A call for paper to the special issue of 'The Learning Organization' which aims to bridge the gap between RRI and the learning organization/organizational learning. Which institutional changes make RRI a reality? What is the role of organizational learning in this change process? -
![A Brief Talk with Emad Yaghmaei]()
2020. 12. 01. A Brief Talk with Emad Yaghmaei Assessing the performance of the Co-Change Labs against RRI principles, reflecting on whether we walk the talk. -
![A Brief Talk with Mika Nieminen]()
2020. 12. 01. A Brief Talk with Mika Nieminen Contextualising the implementation of RRI requires clarification of organizational self-understanding and reflexivity. -
![Insights on Co-Change impact on research and innovation in research funding and performing organisations]()
2020. 10. 05. Insights on Co-Change impact on research and innovation in research funding and performing organisations We invited our partners, innovation ecosystem actors and stakeholders, Advisory and Sounding Board members for a Forum to co-create possible futures and impressionistic visions for 2035 about the four most pressing praxis fields of the Co-Change labs. -
![Co-Change – the first online Forum]()
2020. 09. 29. Co-Change – the first online Forum Visioning exercise with Co-Change consortium and its supporting partners, including the Co-Change Labs and their innovation ecosystem partners, the Advisory and Sounding Board members. -
![Project on legal, ethical and social consequences of research and innovation launched]()
2020. 08. 19. Project on legal, ethical and social consequences of research and innovation launched The project Co-Create Change in Research Funding and Performing Organisations (CO-CHANGE) has been launched. -
![Co-Change mission]()
2020. 08. 18. Co-Change mission Co-Change is an EU-funded H2020 project, running between February 2020 and January 2023, under the SwafS-05-2018-2019 call (Grounding RRI practices in research and innovation funding and performing organisations).
